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Iowa
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The glaciers that first covered then receded from the land that is now Iowa ground granitic rocks from the Canadian Shield and deposited the detritus as the rich loamy soil that fosters the state's corn, soybeans, and oats crops. The Tall Corn state has this glaciation to thank for its agricultural prominence, but also for its radon concentrations, the highest in the nation. Due to the high radon concentrations found in the soil of much of the state, Iowan cities have had to pass requirements for radon resistant construction in all new homes.
Agriculture is widely believed to be the dominant force in Iowa's economy and while it does generate about 24% of the state's total output, it does not contribute as much to the state's $124 billion gross domestic product as do the food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, publishing and primary metals industries. This diverse economy includes production of the nation's largest amount of ethanol and is home to a national center of the insurance industry in Des Moines.
Agriculture is widely believed to be the dominant force in Iowa's economy and while it does generate about 24% of the state's total output, it does not contribute as much to the state's $124 billion gross domestic product as do the food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, publishing and primary metals industries. This diverse economy includes production of the nation's largest amount of ethanol and is home to a national center of the insurance industry in Des Moines.
Incidents
Fatal Truck Accidents: 61 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 1,631 per year
Accident Locales: 75%(Rural), 25%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 28% of Iowa truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not Iowa.
In 76% of Iowa truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.
Roads
Interstate 29: In its travels from Kansas City, Missouri to Pembina, North Dakota on the Canadian border, I-29 spends 161 miles in Iowa, passing through the cities of Council Bluff, Sioux City and the Iowan suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska.
Interstate 35: Spanning the north-south girth from Laredo, Texas to Duluth, Minnesota, I-35 spends 217 miles in Iowa, intersecting with I-80 in Des Moines.
Interstate 80: I-80 stretches from San Francisco to just outside New York City making it the second longest highway in America. 303 of its miles pass through Iowa, where it connects with I-35 in Des Moines.
Counties
Adams -- Allamakee -- Black Hawk -- Boone -- Bremer -- Buchanan -- Buena Vista -- Butler - Carroll -- Cerro Gordo -- Chickasaw -- Clarke -- Clay -- Clayton -- Clinton -- Crawford -- Dallas - Des Moines -- Dickinson -- Dubuque -- Floyd -- Fremont -- Harrison -- Henry -- Johnson - Jones - Lee -- Linn -- Louisa -- Madison - Marshall - Mills -- Muscatine -- Plymouth - Polk -- Pottawattamie -- Sac -- Scott -- Shelby -- Sioux -- Story -- Tama -- Warren - Webster -- Woodbury -- Wright